Shattered Shenanigans

9: Sitting on Crates

A week passed and they still hadn't found a way to get him back, let alone contact his dimension. And yes, Optimus' mood was wearing. He enjoyed that these, normally evil mechs were nice, but it was rather patronizing.

Why couldn't his Megatron be nice and offer him cubes on occasion?

Oh right, he had "betrayed" him for primacy. He didn't want to be a prime, but it's not like he could have looked the council in the optics and say "no". They'd be insulted and have thrown them out! And then-

"Something wrong?" Megatron asked.

Optimus looked up from the crate he was sitting on, "Hm?"

"You were frowning."

"I normally frown." I stated.

"You were frowning more than usual." He added.

Optimus blinked, "Just thinking." He muttered, "How did your war start?" He asked. A week later and he still hadn't asked these questions. It's not like they would have answered him, it took a while for them to warm up.

Megatron blinked, "Ah, well." He spluttered. Okay, maybe that was a bad question to ask. "Well, I was a gladiator and had managed to get a following-"

Optimus nodded.

"Same in your universe?" He asked.

"Yes."

"Well, Orion Pax ended up contacting me." Optimus nodded as he went on. "He wanted to help me with my 'rebellion' as he put it. We became acquainted and went to the council, coincidentally after the disappearance of Sentinel- found out later that Orion had killed him. So a new Prime could be named, or to take the matrix- the one he carried was fake."

Optimus snorted, "Megatron had the seekers capture him, he eventually died in prison." Optimus said. "Sentinel's Matrix was also fake in our universe."

"Hmm, well, the council did not name him Prime after our appeal, instead they called upon me, and well, he didn't take that well."

Optimus nodded in understanding.

"He ended up killing my cyber cat too." Megatron added in a after thought.

Optimus tried to keep in a snort, it just caught him off guard.

Megatron scowled. "It's not funny-" He started as Optimus snickered some more.

"Do you wanna take a trip to the centre of the Earth?" Soundwave asked, popping out of nowhere.

Optimus and Megatron exchanged glances.

"It's not magma!" Soundwave started, "Besides, it'll be more interesting than sitting on crates all day." Soundwave shot at them and they both looked to the floor guiltily.

"I do not think it is wise." Optimus started, "Unicron's life blood, it had negative effects, weakened us." He explained. "So Primus'-"

"And it is unnecessary." Megatron added. "Have you found a way to contact-"

"No." Soundwave grumbled, "It's not like I stopped trying." He added. "We need a dark matter generator." He added.

"And then?"

"And then what?"

"Can you contact his dimension?" Megatron asked.

"Most likely."

"Then why didn't you bring this to our attention earlier?" Megatron asked.

"We don't have a dark matter generator." Soundwave said.

"Can we get a dark matter generator?" Optimus asked, not knowing what it is.

"Humans haven't made one yet, not technologically advanced enough."

"Do the De- Autobots have one?" Optimus asked.

They were silent for a bit. "Maybe we could burrow it?" Megatron asked.

"Burrow?"

"Burrow." He nodded.

"Permanently?" Optimus asked and Megatron nodded guiltily. "How are we going to steal-burrow it?" He asked, "Is it not connected with the Nemesis?"

"Yup. And it's moderately big." Soundwave said, "You feel like changing your paint job for a bit?" He asked. Optimus really didn't want to be purple. "Knockout's good with paint, and it'd make stealing-"

"-Burrowing."

"-The generator much easier." Soundwave finished.

"His optics-" Megatron started.

"Are nice, yes I know." Soundwave nodded and Megatron seemed a little flustered. Optimus blinked, "Oh!" Soundwave started, "I can make contact overlays, for the colour." He went on quickly. "Now, do you know where on your ship, the generator is?" Soundwave asked.

"It is not my ship." Optimus said as Starscream came down in the elevator, with Jack.

"Eh?" He asked as Breakdown and Knockout drove in.

"We're strategizing." Megatron said.

"About what?" Jack asked.

"Without us?" Knockout started, trying to sound hurt.

Optimus took five minutes of his time to explain.

"Ohhhhh, yea, I agree, you'd look terrible in purple." Knockout said, "But I'm willing to assist-"

Then the monitor went off, Agent Fowler was on the other end, "Prime!"

Miko snickered, "Which one?"

"Care to explain why two bots are hashing it up-" He started as he pulled up a video recording.

"Do not engage. We will handle it." Megatron started.

"You know these buffoons?" He asked.

"Buffoon?" Optimus asked to himself, Soundwave just shrugged.

"The flier is Dreadwing, a Decepticon." Megatron started as Soundwave pulled up a bridge. "Decepticons-"

"Rise up!" Starscream cut him off.

"That's my line." Megatron complained as they all went through the bridge. Optimus decided to stay.

"Aren't you going?" Miko asked.

"And add more confusion?" Soundwave started, "Spiffing idea!" He said sarcastically as he turned to Optimus, "Maybe make yourself scarce. Dreadwing would be alarmed." He said.

"Indeed." Optimus said and began to head to some crate, which would hide him partly from view. He didn't want to hide fully, that would look silly- just squatting in a corner. But he was spending to much time around those crates.

"What's Dreadwing like-" Soundwave started.

"He is one of the more level headed Decepticons." Optimus said.

"Oh, so like evil Ultra Magnus." Soundwave muttered.

"I thought-"

"Yea, he's not here, on Earth I mean. Though the 'bots will have Wheeljack back in their ranks." Soundwave said and Optimus finally realized who that the green and white bot was. Lovely.

"Soundwave open the Bridge." Megatron said through the com.

"Never bothers with a please." Soundwave muttered. "Don't tell him I said that." He added, "Aren't you going to hide?"

"No." Optimus said, he liked sitting on the crates.